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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ *                     Alexander Afanasyev
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_EXCLUDE_H
+#define NDN_EXCLUDE_H
+
+#include "ndn-cpp/fields/name-component.h"
+
+#include <map>
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+/**
+ * @brief Class to represent Exclude component in NDN interests
+ */
+class Exclude
+{
+public:
+  typedef std::map< name::Component, bool /*any*/, std::greater<name::Component> > exclude_type;
+
+  typedef exclude_type::iterator iterator;
+  typedef exclude_type::const_iterator const_iterator;
+  typedef exclude_type::reverse_iterator reverse_iterator;
+  typedef exclude_type::const_reverse_iterator const_reverse_iterator;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Default constructor an empty exclude
+   */
+  Exclude ();
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Check if name component is excluded
+   * @param comp Name component to check against exclude filter
+   */
+  bool
+  isExcluded (const name::Component &comp) const;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Exclude specific name component
+   * @param comp component to exclude
+   * @returns *this to allow chaining
+   */
+  Exclude &
+  excludeOne (const name::Component &comp);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Exclude components from range [from, to]
+   * @param from first element of the range
+   * @param to last element of the range
+   * @returns *this to allow chaining
+   */
+  Exclude &
+  excludeRange (const name::Component &from, const name::Component &to);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Exclude all components from range [/, to]
+   * @param to last element of the range
+   * @returns *this to allow chaining
+   */
+  inline Exclude &
+  excludeBefore (const name::Component &to);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Exclude all components from range [from, +Inf]
+   * @param to last element of the range
+   * @returns *this to allow chaining
+   */
+  Exclude &
+  excludeAfter (const name::Component &from);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Method to directly append exclude element
+   * @param name excluded name component
+   * @param any  flag indicating if there is a postfix ANY component after the name
+   *
+   * This method is used during conversion from wire format of exclude filter
+   *
+   * If there is an error with ranges (e.g., order of components is wrong) an exception is thrown
+   */
+  void
+  appendExclude (const name::Component &name, bool any);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Get number of exclude terms
+   */
+  inline size_t
+  size () const;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Get begin iterator of the exclude terms
+   */
+  inline const_iterator
+  begin () const;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Get end iterator of the exclude terms
+   */
+  inline const_iterator
+  end () const;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Get begin iterator of the exclude terms
+   */
+  inline const_reverse_iterator
+  rbegin () const;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Get end iterator of the exclude terms
+   */
+  inline const_reverse_iterator
+  rend () const;
+
+private:
+  Exclude &
+  excludeRange (iterator fromLowerBound, iterator toLowerBound);
+
+private:
+  exclude_type m_exclude;
+};
+
+std::ostream&
+operator << (std::ostream &os, const Exclude &name);
+
+inline Exclude &
+Exclude::excludeBefore (const name::Component &to)
+{
+  return excludeRange (name::Component (), to);
+}
+
+inline size_t
+Exclude::size () const
+{
+  return m_exclude.size ();
+}
+
+inline Exclude::const_iterator
+Exclude::begin () const
+{
+  return m_exclude.begin ();
+}
+
+inline Exclude::const_iterator
+Exclude::end () const
+{
+  return m_exclude.end ();
+}
+
+inline Exclude::const_reverse_iterator
+Exclude::rbegin () const
+{
+  return m_exclude.rbegin ();
+}
+
+inline Exclude::const_reverse_iterator
+Exclude::rend () const
+{
+  return m_exclude.rend ();
+}
+
+} // ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_EXCLUDE_H